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Now Is The Time! Art Journal Class sample

Join me while we create this Altered Chipboard binder at Everafter in Vista....perfect for your 2010 musings, art journaling, experiments in creativity. The binder is filled with 40 plus pages..(.journaling pages, chip board, cardboard, vintage book pages, envelopes, and so much more)

I chose some "Bambi"  pages, because it is one of my favorite childhood stories...I can still watch it over and over.

I chose butterflies for the spine, to signify my allowing myself freedom to explore my dreams, the freedom to embrace my fears and try to channel them into something good.

please bring any book pages YOU might want to include into your journal allong with any embellishments dear to your heart. I will provide a TON of imagery choices for your cover. A selection of paints and and of course lots of surprises!

tools you will need---

Brayer

your favorite acrylic paint colors (art journal have to have your personality not mine)

foam brushes-

Matte Gel Medium

Glossy Accents

Black Journaling Pen

favorite ink pads

Its good to know there is a Super Hero in the house!

Yesterday was Wacky Wednesday, and Miss Sophia is always up for a spirit day....She is 100% up for being silly, dressing up, playing the part...and making ya smile.

  She did a bit of editing in photo shop....(a girl after my own heart) and created this photo "Super Soph to the rescue" Certainly puts a smile on my face...and  i can rest so much easier knowing a true super hero lives in my house!

Inspiration for my holiday Open house at Everafter in Vista

So I am a bit behind... an entire house of sickies (myself included) has really put a kink in my schedule...but I am finally on the mend, my kids are better, and i am back to being creative, getting ready for classes ,making samples...finishing up CHA winter etc.

I am teaching a holiday class at ever after on NOV 29th. and I wanted to do something a bit more than just a paper crafting class...so I decided to do a Bib necklace class. 

My inspiration comes from Anthropologie---such an inspiring store in so many aspects!

Using these beauties as my inspiration (I would buy em all but they are all over a $100 buckes each)...my collection of fabrics, lace and button, some goodies from creative cafe, my accucut...and more goodies from Tim Holtz. I am pulling together a bib necklace class for my local girls. Photos of the class will be posted tomorrow and sample will be in store Tomorrow night or Thursday morning.

Get your needles, wire cutters, and needle nose pliers ready we are gonna get our pretty on!

Pretty Paper Posies---new additions to ALL of my upcoming classes.

I have been making paper posies for about 5 years now and these vintage book page posies just might be my favorite....it seems that they are some of my readers favs too, so i am adding them into all of my upcoming classes. 

I love that the words themselves are part of the beauty and you never know what words you might find....so. if you want to make a few extra beyond the couple we are making in class...bring 3-4 of your favorite decorative brads to class (and your own glimmer mist of you have a project at home that you are working on, I will provide plenty of flowers, so that we can make yours with "your" personality....you will walk away from class with 5-6 flowers total that are each completely unique. I love that upcycling and recycling can be so incredibly beautiful.

My Classes at Heartfelt Creations this weekend in Sandy UT will be posie makin all day long! Three classes, three chances!.....

 

A little book to Celebrate YOU!

Made this sweet little birthday celebration book using Christine and I's newest Melange Collection called "1-2-3 CELEBRATE ME!" it is design to celebrate the  first three special years in your childs life...if you choose to use the numerical sticker sheets or you can leave those stickers out and celebrate any age! We thought this was a pretty genius plan, if we do say so ourselves!

I had to add some of my fav cardboard flowers painted with some of my new Luminarte Daubers and Radiant Rains...delicious!

No party hat would be complete without a little glitter, bling and of course crepe paper to finish it off. This will be offered as a kit and as up coming classes as I travel during the next several months.

A fork, a spoon, a tin can, and some humor!

I just had to share some fun assemblage art I found on etsy. I love Will Wagenaar's sense of humor in all of his pieces... it makes them whimsical yet artful at the same time

The details are a feast for the eyes!

Check out Will's fab Etsy Store! you will get lost in it, while you check out all the details of each sculpture.

Gotta Love me some Luminarte!

I figured the best way to photograph my new lovelies was to put them in a trifle dish...less fattening and much prettier in my opinion!

photos compliments of Miss Maddy who is my helper today since I am still feeling like ick on a stick!

Going to be adding some of these pretties to my  "Mary Poppins" suitcase heading to Heartfelt Creations in Sandy Utah next weekend. My students are gonna have a blast with these!

Day of the dead & Spidery Witches= lots of Halloween fun!

Miss Maddy....getting ready to spook the neighborhood as a spidery witch.

 Got to love having a few extra Creative Imaginations self adhesive rhinestones to put in the spider body. I have lost track how many spiders and black make-up faces I have done over the years on my three daughters.

Went a little crazy with my pumpkin this year. I love Day of the Dead art, so I decided to carve my favorite sugar skull art into my pumpkin. My linoleum cutter and I became pretty close friends after hours and hours of carving.

Love the glow....

Miss Sophia's....he is so cute!

Tyler's...there's some skinny details here...I am impressed!

Maddy's pumpkin was a bit hungry

Kennedy's was a cute pin-up witch, but my photography sucked and the photo did not turn out. If the pumpkin survives the day I may try again tonight.

An artist after my own Heart!

Cruising through the land of Etsy and Stumbled across Jakob Valentine's art and instantly fell in love....I am putting him, well not him (his jewelry on my Christmas list)

Everything is hand done...no molds! Love that. Love the details, the color, and the whole gothic feel with out being over done. I will certainly be keeping my eye on him and his art.

I am SO going to make these!!!!

I am actually jealous of Wham It right now....I want to sit in this chair! Is this the coolest thing ever or what? 

I may have to fight Flat Jack (seriously thats his name) for this one....I mean really... He gets to see this in person and not me? I am  so jealous of him i could...well I wont go there just incase Flat Jacks owner reads this! Who knew the  Indianapolis  Airport was so cool?